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Hi! I’m Katie, the founder, owner, and operator of Charlie’s Anglers.

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I started Charlie’s Anglers a few years ago while working full-time as a Biologist here in Charleston. What started as a side-venture, quickly became a part of my life that brought me so much joy!

I moved to Charleston to work as a Biologist at the US Department of Agriculture, researching vector entomology (the relationship between plants, insects, and viruses).

I love to travel and my most recent trip was to Scotland, Wales, England, and Tenerife. The Scottish Highlands were incredible and taking a boat out on Loch Ness was so cool (no Nessie though)!

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Spent Christmas in a castle in Switzerland and traveled to Chamonix, France.

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Traveled to Belize to search for Jaguars and snorkeled in the second largest barrier reef. Then traveled to Guatemala to visit the old Mayan ruins of Tikal.

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Lived in the Appalachian Mountains for over six years before moving to the LowCountry.

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Earned my Master’s degree from Appalachian State University in Boone, NC. For my Thesis, I studied bumble bee population genetics in the central Rocky Mountains in Colorado.

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Traveled solo across country twice while studying bumble bees. Went to 14 states and visited several National Parks - Rocky Mtns, Tetons, Yellowstone, Badlands, and Mt. Rushmore.

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Backpacked through Europe for five weeks and traveled to Sweden, Germany, and Denmark. I spent Christmas in Czech Republic and New Years in Amsterdam.

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Graduated from UNC Chapel Hill, where I double majored in Biology and Anthropology and minored in Environmental Studies.

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Worked at the Duke Lemur Center (famous for Zooboomafoo!!) as an Animal Technician and also did a research project examining the relationship between female hierarchy and allo-grooming among ring-tailed lemurs.

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Spent a summer in field school studying Rainforest Research Techniques in Queensland, Australia. I visited the Daintree, the oldest rainforest in the world, and I scuba dived in the Great Barrier Reef.

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Camped across the country for over five weeks after college graduation and visited 18 National Parks - Yosemite, Tetons, and Zion were my favorites.

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After college, I traveled to Paraguay and spent a summer studying capuchin monkey habituation. After Paraguay, I traveled to Peru and went to Machu Picchu.